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Considering a degree in Economics?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Economics majors who live in West Virginia.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Economics degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of West Virginia.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 2 | Cornell University | 11500 | 93100 | 0.8767 | 16,138 | 1528 | 0.0838 | |
| 2 | Idaho State University | 11500 | 27000 | 0.5733 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12200 | 22900 | 0.4681 | 13,448 | 1075 | 0.9683 | |
| 4 | Marshall University | 12200 | 36600 | 0.6663 | 9,960 | 1070 | 0.9663 | |
| 6 | Trinity University | 13600 | 69600 | 0.805 | 2,423 | 1408 | 0.2488 | |
| 7 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 8 | Brown University | 13900 | 94000 | 0.8521 | 7,951 | 1500 | 0.0634 | |
| 9 | University of Georgia | 14000 | 26600 | 0.4737 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 10 | Wayne State College | 15300 | 20300 | 0.2463 | 3,886 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chadron State College | 15400 | 25000 | 0.3846 | 1,691 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 15600 | 89900 | 0.8265 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 13 | Western Michigan University | 15900 | 32500 | 0.5114 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 14 | West Virginia University | 17200 | 41000 | 0.5797 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 15 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 16 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3392 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 17 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18500 | 34100 | 0.458 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 18 | Madonna University | 19100 | 49200 | 0.6121 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 19 | Carson-Newman University | 19600 | 51900 | 0.6226 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 20 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 21 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 39900 | 0.4915 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 22 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.19 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 22100 | 25900 | 0.1449 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 24 | Langston University | 22800 | 43100 | 0.4705 | 1,742 | 902 | 0 | |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23000 | 24700 | 0.0689 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 26 | Houghton University | 23200 | 44300 | 0.4763 | 958 | 1277 | 0.89 | |
| 27 | Central Washington University | 23800 | 27900 | 0.1472 | 10,033 | 1060 | 0.9061 | |
| 28 | Calvin University | 24000 | 53500 | 0.5513 | 3,359 | 1232 | 0.6791 | |
| 29 | University of Dayton | 25500 | 64200 | 0.6029 | 7,252 | 1319 | 0.6659 | |
| 30 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 25600 | 32800 | 0.2194 | 19,787 | 1197 | 0.8807 | |
| 31 | University of St Thomas | 25700 | 50900 | 0.4953 | 3,466 | 1095 | 0.8355 | |
| 32 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25800 | 28600 | 0.0974 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 33 | Messiah University | 26100 | 54300 | 0.5191 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 34 | Seattle Pacific University | 26300 | 70000 | 0.6243 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 35 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 26700 | 36800 | 0.2746 | 15,273 | 1115 | 0.8089 | |
| 35 | University of Idaho | 26700 | 45200 | 0.4089 | 9,656 | 1104 | 0.7476 | |
| 37 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 27000 | 0.0074 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 38 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0886 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 39 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 40 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 41 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 33200 | 75200 | 0.5587 | 3,190 | 1317 | 0.6187 | |
| 42 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 43 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | University of St Thomas | 34100 | 70300 | 0.5152 | 6,270 | 1299 | 0.8548 | |
| 45 | University of Vermont | 34500 | 66300 | 0.4799 | 12,159 | 1372 | 0.7304 | |
| 46 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35300 | 37600 | 0.0609 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 47 | Virginia State University | 35900 | 42200 | 0.1494 | 5,124 | 955 | 0.8863 | |
| 48 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0569 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 49 | Seton Hall University | 38100 | 67400 | 0.4345 | 6,178 | 1328 | 0.6915 | |
| 50 | Baldwin Wallace University | 39200 | 66100 | 0.4071 | 2,532 | 1210 | 0.7739 | |
| 51 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 52 | Tulane University of Louisiana | 48300 | 91400 | 0.4717 | 6,839 | 1469 | 0.1446 | |
| 53 | University of Kentucky | 49000 | 58000 | 0.1562 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 54 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1293 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 55 | Point Loma Nazarene University | 56300 | 68600 | 0.1792 | 3,340 | 1263 | 0.8278 | |
| 56 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 57 | Covenant College | 69800 | 86300 | 0.1911 | 1,225 | 1277 | 0.7456 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.